Healthcare Administration Programs

October 4, 2016

Administrative career paths can take one into fields such as nursing home or hospital administration, insurance coding or working with medical records. Government agencies and community organizations have a need for the expertise that comes with a healthcare or hospital administration degree. Graduates in this field are also hired to teach health topics to students from secondary school upwards.

Healthcare administration programs provide the skills and knowledge required to help ensure that health organizations have strong medical, operational, and financial administration. Find out what is involved in the degree, where you can study it, and the job and salary prospects after completion.

Prospects for graduates of healthcare administration programs

What can you do with a healthcare administration degree? The level at which one is appointed depends in part on the academic qualification level attained. Generally a bachelors in healthcare administration will be required for a position as an assistant administrator, working under a senior administrator and perhaps directing activities in clinical areas, such as nursing, surgery, therapy, or medical records. But for a position as a health services administrator, a masters degree or above will be required.

Job prospects are good due to the large baby-boom population aging, people remaining active later in life, and recent changes in government health policy. The US Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics, predicts that employment of medical and health services managers will grow 22 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations. According to the Department’s web site, the median income for those employed as managers in medical and health services careers was $88,580 in May 2012. The lowest paid 25% earned $69,160 or less while the highest paid 25% earned above $114,920.

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Making the decision to earn your degree and pursue your career goals could be the best decision you ever make. Enroll at ECPI University and you’ll join a collaborative and fostering learning environment, surrounded by faculty and staff who are there to support you through the entire process.

What sets ECPI University apart? Just ask the employers who hire our graduates. Since 1966, more than 3,800 employers have looked to ECPI for talented professionals who are capable of entering the workplace and doing the job right on the very first day. That’s because our curriculum is designed to meet the needs of today’s highly-specialized job market.